November 28, 2009

The legal process is different in Israel because even though the State is prosecuting our case and the other 13 counts against Teitel, we have no jury system, only a judge or judges based on the Mosaic law and the decisions are made only by judges. There is a law for victim's rights and so we have the right to appeal every decision made by the court. The reason we have to use those rights in this case at every turn is because this is the first time in Israel's history that a Jewish person brought a bomb into another Jewish person's home with intent to murder because of ideological differences. It is a precedent setting case, and an example has to be set. For that reason we're also filing a civil suit against Teitel which we are doing together with the Balbisi family from East Jerusalem. Their son/brother was Teitel’s first victim in this country. He was shot point blank in the head because he was an Arab. The civil suit is being done in conjunction with the State’s prosecution, as we want any future Teitel's to know that their crimes will not pay in any form.

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